Violence has been a problem of epidemic proportions in the modern world. It is everywhere from the individual level to the level of nations. The last two decades were very influential in the development of Moral psychology as an emerging field of study. Moral Psychology indulges with the questions of moral norms, values, attitudes, beliefs and reasoning systems in order to explain human behaviour. This review tries to summarize the development in understanding violence through moral psychology. It briefly looks into cognitive and social perspectives on violence and morality.